My Fitness Journey – Part III

This past couple of weeks have been so crazy. A roller coaster of emotions between the stress from finals, the happiness of finishing another quarter, and that bittersweet feeling of going home but leaving behind Savannah for three months. I know I promised that I would post My Fitness Journey series every week, but finals got the best of me. I created one of my favorite projects yet and they will soon be on my portfolio website! For now, let’s just talk about exercise!

So, many of you had questions about my exercise routine, how
hard was to get back in shape, and how do I motivate myself to go to the gym.

FIRST! I want to estate that I am NOT a personal trainer and
I will never be, or at least I don’t plane to. Take this article from a
motivational point of view rather than this is exactly what you need to do.

Q: What is you
exercise routine?

A: Going to the gym became a daily activity for me. However,
I do not go every day even though I had a couple of weeks between January and
February that I did go the seven days of the week. If I start my week with
upper body (back, triceps, and biceps), I do lower body (glutes and legs) the
next day, and so forth. I do abdominals EVERY DAY because it is the part of my
body I want to work on the most. Lastly, when it comes to cardio I do it
whenever I can; I don’t do cardio every day, but I strongly recommend it to shed
extra weight off and because it is good for your health.

Q: How did I keep
myself motivated?

A: Here is where I get very passionate! I HATED the gym; to
me exercising was a punishment and yes, I was that extremist. Now, when I
decided I needed I change, I said to myself “If you don’t get used to it now
then you will never reach your goal.” So, the first and most important thing is having a goal and really wanting to reach
it. Second, remind yourself of that goal every single day! Whether it is
creating a mood board and hanging it somewhere where you will see it constantly
or setting a reminder, do it! It helps.

I get a lot of “I don’t have time” messages when I tell you
guys, I go to the gym often. Please delete that phrase from your vocabulary. I
do not go to the gym every day because well there are times where other things
need to be prioritized. Five days is the goal if you really want to see
changes. However, as I write this post, I haven’t been to the gym in 10 days
because of finals. It is all about a balance, but when you start you need to
commit. I started going four days a week and then it increased. How did I make
time? I treated the gym time as another class I had, and I even wrote it on my
agenda.

Conclusion, exercise is an activity that you guys need to
include in your weekly routine. Whether your goal is to lose weight or to be
healthy. Exercising has so many benefits! Organize your schedule and start
going to the gym. And try no find excuses such as I don’t have time (already
discussed above) or I don’t have money. If not paying for a gym subscription is
the reason for you not to exercise there are so many affordable options (like
Nana Health) or free YouTube videos.

Let me know if you have any other questions! I love answering your doubts and motivating you guys to be your best self! See you on the next post and on Instagram!